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WTPZ33 KNHC 222035
TCPEP3
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE KENNETH ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132011
100 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011
 
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KENNETH FINALLY STOPS STRENGTHENING...

 
SUMMARY OF 100 PM PST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.6N 114.9W
ABOUT 785 MI...1260 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 100 PM PST...2100 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE KENNETH WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 12.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.9 WEST. KENNETH IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THIS
MOTION SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KENNETH IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 943 MB...27.85 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...700 PM PST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN